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When two English brothers arrive at a Barbados sugar plantation, they bring with them a darkness beyond what the slaves have already known. Washington Black – an eleven year-old field slave – is horrified to find himself chosen to live in the...
"My 2 1/2 year old granddaughter loved this book! Lots of belly laughs and wanted it read several times in a row."
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Charming and poignant, this collection is brimming with the flourishes of grace and humour that could only come from the pen of Alexander McCall Smith. While gathering material for a photography book about Edinburgh, Alexander McCall Smith found...